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2021 - 22 budget announcements for welfare of differently abled tamilnadu

Welfare of Differently abled:

 

Displaying characteristic compassion towards

the most vulnerable, Muthamizharignar Kalaignar had

established a separate department for the Welfare of the

Differently Abled giving Tamil Nadu the unique distinction

of being the first State with such a department. In a

similar display of concern and care, the Hon‟ble Chief

Minister has retained the Department for the Welfare of

the Differently Abled under his direct control.

The Hon‟ble Chief Minister has announced that all differently abled persons will be permitted to travel free along with an

attendant in State Government operated buses

throughout the State.

To ensure that all the 9,173 eligible

persons in the wait list are immediately provided

maintenance allowance of Rs.1,500 per month the

budget for payment of maintenance allowance is

being enhanced to Rs.404.64 crore.

The budget  provision for aids and appliances has been

enhanced to Rs.50.66 crore to ensure that

9,185 persons in the waiting list are provided with

the appliances of their choice during 2021-22. This

Government will introduce a direct subsidy

payment mechanism for various types of

rehabilitation devices and equipment to offer

eligible persons a greater range of choice.

In another pioneering move for this sector,

Tamil Nadu will launch the RIGHTS programme

with the assistance from the World Bank to cover

early detection and prevention of disabilities,

greater access to maintenance, rehabilitation and

educational services; promotion of skilling and

establishment of productive enterprises by

differently abled persons and expanding the

implementation capacity of the Department of the Differently Abled, with outreach to all parts of the

State.

This project will be a forerunner not only for other

States but for other countries in the world as well and will

be implemented at a total cost of Rs.1,702 crore over a

period of 6 years.

 

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